PLATT - MISC News

HEALTH CARE
CVS and Aetna used one word that should make employees nervous (CVS, AET)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cvs-aetna-used-one-word-144000922.html

TAXES
Opinion: This is why Republicans don’t care what you think of their tax plan
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-why-republicans-dont-care-what-you-think-of-their-tax-plan-2017-12-04

Does corporate America need a tax cut? Here’s what every S&P 500 company actually pays in taxes
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/does-corporate-america-need-a-tax-cut-heres-what-every-sp-500-company-actually-pays-in-taxes-2017-12-04

BUSINESS
CHART: The 17 US companies with the biggest piles of cash
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chart-17-us-companies-biggest-164900428.html

SPORTS
Why UCLA should be grateful LaVar Ball yanked LiAngelo out of school on Monday
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ucla-grateful-lavar-ball-yanked-liangelo-school-monday-235432212.html

NFL’s Olivier Vernon tells fans if they don’t like him kneeling, ‘don’t come to the game’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/3/olivier-vernon-disgruntled-nfl-fans-dont-come/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RVeVltVTRNR1k0TTJWaSIsInQiOiJZYlpEVEF5QVh3QTZPQ1AzQW9YSmdTaVwvXC9zazR2dDdQOE41VXRMN1VZb0RNYXV1MktsdlVvb2V6blp6bGFaTDBjQ1h6dnJ1ZmVVNlNacVZWRzVjWlA4U0kyN3NvV2xSdFFXYm5xMGM4a3ptZkxUVG9vaWJQUDdoVlRPdDFNeTNOIn0%3D

ENVIRONMENT
Trump slashes size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments in Utah 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/04/trump-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-monuments-shrink?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=255375&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

TECHNOLOGY
The Stunning Energy Cost Of Tesla’s Semi-Truck
https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/The-Stunning-Energy-Cost-Of-Teslas-Semi-Truck.html

FOREIGN POLICY
Tillerson: U.S. hasn’t had ‘any wins on the board’ in foreign policy
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/5/rex-tillerson-says-us-hasnt-had-any-wins-board-for/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRObFlXWmlOalExTURobCIsInQiOiJHTllPOU9zNEt5ZU5lck9lSHlCU3IzNDBpT3ZOM3JWSkhcLzN0YmtkaUo4bHV5RXVkZ01ZS3FPblZ1b2I2bXNzSFRmUjFTNDJlZktwR2ZnXC85aGZyZGhLRURsMHRTV093TFN5dmxxWlMxTmtRR0JmXC9yc3dZYk44QStCdFhMelFKcCJ9

Why the U.S. Considers North Korea’s Kim a ‘Rational Actor’
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/why-the-u-s-considers-north-koreas-kim-a-rational-actor-1512497497-lMyQjAxMTI3NTAwNTEwNTUxWj/

MILITARY
The Great Pentagon Cluster Factory
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3610641/posts

Why the World Should Fear North Korea's Type 73 Machine Gun
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-world-fear-north-korea-183900864.html

DEFENSE
US Patriot antimissile interceptors reportedly missed five times against Yemeni Scud fired at Riyadh
http://www.news.com.au/technology/us-patriot-antimissile-interceptors-reportedly-missed-five-times-against-yemeni-scud-fired-at-riyadh/news-story/bd591e62f83b2020597528d38d3a13d3

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Who's the enemy, and does the FBI know?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/greenberg120517.php3

UGANDA
PUNISHMENT FOR RAPIST IN UGANDA - AFRICA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XhQWfwd5gQ

RUSSIAGATE
Mueller Credibility Plunges, Trump Probe Imploding
http://www.dailywire.com/news/24322/mueller-credibility-plunges-trump-probe-imploding-joseph-curl?utm_source=shapironewsletter-ae&utm_medium=email&utm_content=120517-news&utm_campaign=modelnames

-- "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent." --Douglas MacArthur